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Friday, July 1

Organizing Clear and Unmounted Stamps

Crafters
have their own ways of organizing their stash. It's amazing how we all
have different approaches in storing our craft supplies. Take the
Spellbinders dies for example. Some like to store them in DVD cases,
while others like to hang them on rails. I put mine on metal sheets
originally meant for roof shingles, which you can see here.

But
for today, I would like to share with you my system in organizing my
unmounted and clear stamps. They are all in 3-ring binders which you
can see below, with the black ones storing my clear stamps, and the
white ones storing my unmounted stamps.

The blue binder holds the Christmas stamps. The red one? That's empty and I still haven't decided what to put in it.

When
I learned about cataloging stamps in the message boards, I found it
ridiculous at first. But you know what? I finally gave in and
catalogued all my sentiment stamps. It just makes searching stamps a
lot easier! I started with a big notebook, but that was not enough. So I transfered the pages to another 3-ring binder:

It's categorized by theme, then by brand:

Another
advantage of this is that if you are a Spellbinders dies user, it's
easier to figure out which sentiment can go with a particular die.

Once
I decide which stamp I'll be using, then I get it from the 3-ring
binders. For the clear stamps, I use Ultra-Pro pocket pages which I
purchase from The2Buds.com. They are arranged alphabetically by brand.

The three-pocket one is my favorite, because it holds the "standard" 4 x 6 size sets, like those of Inkadinkado, Creative Vision, etc.

This
system worked the best for me. It saves me space and it makes it a lot
easier for me to find stamps that I need. In fact, I still have about
five empty binders. And when I need inspiration, I just go through each
page. This way, no stamps are buried and never used.

Want some more inspiration on craft organization? You might want to check out Crafty Storage. It is my number one go-to when I need ideas about craft storage and organizing.

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Hello and welcome!

I have always loved crafting since I was little. But I officially
started as a scrapbooker in 2006, the same year I started blogging.
Along the way, I became a stamper, card maker and paper crafter as well.